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Kessler SECOND SHOOTER User Manual

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SECOND SHOOTER USER GUIDE
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
• Second Shooter™
• Slider
• Motor Mount
• Camera Control Cable (

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    SECOND SHOOTER USER GUIDE ™ WHAT YOU’LL NEED • Second Shooter™ • Slider • Motor Mount • Camera Control Cable ( or external intervalometer) TABLE OF CONTENTS The Controller ................ 2 Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up ................ 3 - Slider Motor ..............

  • Page 2: The Controller

    THE CONTROLLER a) Menu Button Navigate backwards to the previous menu with this button. b) Directional Arrows The directional arrows can be used to navi- gate through the menu and also control the Left/Right movement of the Slider motor or the Up/Down movement of the tilt axis.

  • Page 3: Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up

    GETTING STARTED: HARDWARE SET-UP Slider Motor 1. Choose your desired motor speed by arranging the proper combination of motor pulleys. The metal pin on the Slider motor is to be used for storing the extra pulley. Pulley Storage Pin Small Pulley Large Pulley 2.
  • Page 4 4. Install the Small Pulley onto the Slider Motor. The pre-installed belt (labled 110XL) on the Slider Motor is to be used in most applications. However, if using the Small Pulley in conjunction with the Shuttle Pod, Shuttle Pod Mini or Pocket Dolly v2.0 follow steps 5-6. 5.
  • Page 5 *This combination requires the pulley from the Motor Mount Kit to be used on the slider. Slow (High Torque) 8. Mount Slider motor to slider using a Kessler Motor Mount. 9. Connect CAT5 cable from Slider motor to the SLIDER port on the Controller.

  • Page 6: Pan & Tilt Axis

    1. Mount your Pan & Tilt head utilizing the 3/8”-16 and ¼” – 20 holes on the underside of the Head. (Recommended Mounting: Kessler Kwik Release + 3/8”-16 Kwik Short Plate) 2. Connect CAT5 cable from the side of the Pan base to the PAN port on the controller.

  • Page 7: Setting Up A Move

    SETTING UP A MOVE After powering up the system you will be presented with four options: • PROGRAM MOVE • MANUAL MOVE • TURNTABLE • SETTINGS Settings • Swap Controls – Inverts Controls depending on user preference • Firmware Update – See “Updating Firmware”...
  • Page 8 New Move Choose 2 KEY FRAMES 3 KEY FRAMES 2 Key Frames • Set the 1st (begin) and 2nd (end) key frames for the move. Be sure each axis is in the desired position before selecting SET 1ST KEY FRAME SET 2ND KEY FRAME 1.

  • Page 9: Loop/Scrub

    Loop/Scrub 1. Set values by selecting with Enter and adjusting with the Up and TIME RAMP Down arrows: • Time – The amount of time it will take to complete entire move • Ramp – Percentage value indicates the change in speed of the movement over the entire move.

  • Page 10: Stop Motion

    4. Set the value by selecting with Enter and adjusting with the Up and Down RAMP arrows: • Ramp – Percentage value indicates the change in speed of the movement over the entire move. The frame value to the right shows how many images until the system gets up to the top speed or how many images until the camera comes to a stop.

  • Page 11: Updating Firmware

    1. Download and extract the attached zip file. There are 2 files within the zip. The one you will need is 2NDSHOOTER.IMG. 2. Plug in the power cord for the Second Shooter controller. 3. Plug the micro-USB to USB cable from the USB port on the computer into the micro-USB port on the controller.

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